Ralph Bowen, Dan Pratt, Brandon Wright: Posi-Tone strikes gold again

By J Hunter Traditional jazz does not have to be boring. It does not have to be staid, or re-fried or adhere to a formula concocted in a New Orleans...

CD Review: Brandon Wright – Boiling Point

lucidculture.wordpress.com Good title. Tenor sax player Brandon Wright’s new album is fearless, aggressive and fun, ablaze with a catchy tunefulness that sets up a lot of memorable solo work of...

AAJ writer C. Michael Bailey provides some additional insight with his review of Brandon Wright’s “Boiling Point” CD….

www.allaboutjazz.com By C. Michael Bailey The first thing conspicuous about Brandon Wright's recording Boiling Point is his rhythm section, composed of pianist David Kikoski, bassist Hans Glawischnig and drummer Matt...

Bruce Lindsay’s AAJ review for Brandon Wright “Boiling Point”….

By BRUCE LINDSAY     Track Listing: Free Man; Drift; Odd Man Out; Boiling Point; Here's That Rainy Day; Castaway; Interstate Love Song; You're My Everything. Personnel: Brandon Wright: tenor saxophone;...

An amazing write-up for the Brandon Wright “Boiling Point” record from the Something Else Reviews music blog….

www.somethingelsereviews.com Fresh, new talent worth listening to is often hard to spot. Good thing the folks at jazz label Posi-Tone Records specialize in bringing to our attention promising young talent...

A new review of Jeremy Manasia – “After Dark” taken from the pages of jazzreview.com…

www.jazzreview.com CD Title: After Dark Year: 2009 Record Label: Posi-Tone Records Style: Contemporary Jazz Musicians: Jeremy Manasia (piano), Barak Mori (bass), Charles Ruggiero (drums), Ian Hendrickson-Smith (saxophone), Jane Monheit (vocals)...

Here’s the link to the NPR broadcast of Sam’s amazing show at the Vanguard….

www.npr.org If you'd heard of Sam Yahel before last year, you probably knew him as a Hammond B-3 organist. And he's a fine organ player at that -- one who...

Ben Ratliff’s New York Times review of the Sam Yahel “Hometown” concerts at the Village Vanguard this week…..

A Jazz Pianist Who Has Honed His Style While Hiding in Plain Sight by Ben Ratliff Sam Yahel played his own song “Truth and Beauty” around the middle of his...